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NBU tells banks to avoid Hungary after cash and gold heist

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The National Bank of Ukraine
Oksana Parafeniuk

Ukraine’s central bank has told the country’s lenders to “develop alternative logistics routes” when transporting valuables, after Hungarian counterterrorism forces on March 5 halted two cash courier vans belonging to a Ukrainian bank and detained the personnel.

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) tells Central Banking it has called on all banks engaged in cross-border transit of valuables to develop alternative logistics routes that avoid countries “where there is a risk of transportation being

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